Airin Rachmi Diany
Airin Rachmi Diany | |
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1st Mayor of South Tangerang | |
Assumed office 20 April 2011 | |
President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Joko Widodo |
Preceded by | Hidayat Djohari (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | 28 August 1976 Banjar, West Java, Indonesia |
Citizenship | Indonesian |
Alma mater | Padjadjaran University |
Airin Rachmi Diany (born 1976) is an Indonesian politician and the current mayor of South Tangerang.[1] She is also the aunt of Banten lieutenant governor Andika Hazrumy.[2] She has led several initiatives to combat recruitment of people in her city by radical fundamentalist groups, including interfaith forums, with the support of Indonesia's federal government.[3] She also commissioned a canal project in order to prevent flooding on the Jakarta–Serpong Toll Road in February 2017.[4]
Diany won the People's Choice Award as well as the Miss Indonesia Tourism award at the 1996 Miss Universe Indonesia contest. Actress-turned-representative in the People's Representative Council, Nurul Arifin, pointed to Diany and Surabaya mayor Tri Rismaharini as her inspiration for running for mayor of Bandung.[5]
References
- ^ Jokowi Launches Low-cost Apartment Construction in Serpong. Tempo, 27 April 2017. Accessed 1 August 2017.
- ^ Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Wahidin-Andika vows to end political dynasty in Banten. Jakarta Post, 5 February 2017. Accessed 1 August 2017.
- ^ Marguerite Afra Sapiie, South 'IS red zone' Tangerang calls for anti-radicalism bill. Jakarta Post, 22 March 2016. Accessed 1 August 2017.
- ^ Shortcut canal in pipeline to prevent future floods on Serpong toll road. Jakarta Post, 22 February 2017. Accessed 1 August 2017.
- ^ Nurul Arifin: I Want to Follow the Paths of Ms. Risma, Ms. Airin. Netral News, 1 July 2017. Accessed 1 August 2017.